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gloss

Letters that make gloss

s, o, g, l are letters that make 'gloss'

Words within gloss

os, OS, SS, loss, Os are words within 'gloss'

Anagrams of gloss

slogs is an anagram of 'gloss'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of gloss

glossa, glossy are words created by adding a letter to 'gloss'

gloss is a 5 letter word starting with g
gloss is a 5 letter word ending with s

8 possible definitions for 'gloss'

Gloss as "an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading"

Under this definition, gloss is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

semblance, color, colour have the same meaning as 'gloss'

gloss as a type

'gloss' can be a type of visual aspect, appearance.

Types of gloss

color of law, colour of law, face value, guise, pretext, verisimilitude, pretense, pretence, disguise, camouflage, simulacrum are types of 'gloss'.

Derivatives of gloss

color, colour, gloss are derivatives of 'gloss'.

Example of gloss used within this context

"he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity", "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction", "the situation soon took on a different color"

Gloss as "the property of being smooth and shiny"

Under this definition, gloss is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

polish, glossiness, burnish have the same meaning as 'gloss'

gloss as a type

'gloss' can be a type of smoothness, effulgence, refulgence, radiance, radiancy, shine, refulgency.

Types of gloss

glaze, French polish are types of 'gloss'.

Derivatives of gloss

glossy, burnish, smoothen, furbish, glistening, shine, polish, smooth, gloss, lustrous, sheeny, shiny, shining, buff, calendered are derivatives of 'gloss'.

Gloss as "an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text"

Under this definition, gloss is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

rubric has the same meaning as gloss

gloss as a type

'gloss' can be a type of explanation, account.

Derivatives of gloss

annotate, comment, gloss are derivatives of 'gloss'.

Gloss as "give a deceptive explanation or excuse for"

Under this definition, gloss is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

color, colour have the same meaning as 'gloss'

gloss as a type

'gloss' can be a type of rationalise, justify, apologise, apologize, rationalize, excuse.

Derivatives of gloss

gloss, semblance, color, colour are derivatives of 'gloss'.

Gloss as "provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases"

Under this definition, gloss is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

annotate, comment have the same meaning as 'gloss'

gloss as a type

'gloss' can be a type of interpret, rede.

Derivatives of gloss

glossary, gloss, annotation, note, notation, rubric, comment, commentary are derivatives of 'gloss'.

Gloss as "provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase"

Under this definition, gloss is a verb and has the following properties:

gloss as a type

'gloss' can be a type of render, translate, interpret.

Derivatives of gloss

glossary, gloss, rubric are derivatives of 'gloss'.

Gloss as "give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing"

Under this definition, gloss is a verb and has the following properties:

gloss as a type

'gloss' can be a type of smoothen, shine, polish, smooth.

Derivatives of gloss

polish, glossiness, burnish, gloss are derivatives of 'gloss'.

Entailments to gloss

rub is an entailment to 'gloss'.

Gloss as "an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge, usually published as an appendix to a text on that field"

Under this definition, gloss is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

glossary has the same meaning as gloss

gloss as a type

'gloss' can be a type of wordbook.

Derivatives of gloss

annotate, comment, gloss are derivatives of 'gloss'.